Patents by Inventor Howard D. Edge

Howard D. Edge has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5351380
    Abstract: A compression tool for an overrun clutch assembly, the overrun clutch assembly being positioned within a casing having upstanding side walls with a plurality of apertures provided therein, the upstanding side walls of the casing surrounding an outwardly biased clutch component, the compression tool including a hub member, a plurality of spoke members radiating outward from the hub member for engaging at least some of the plurality of apertures provided in the side walls of the casing, a compression member for engaging a surface of the outwardly biased clutch component, the compression member including a substantially annular shaped member, a translation mechanism for positively moving the compression member away from the hub member and in the direction of the outwardly biased clutch component, a releasable connection mechanism for releasably connecting at least some of the plurality of spoke members to the hub member, a pair of substantially upright members extending upward from the compression member, and a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventors: Patrick J. Myers, Howard D. Edge